In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

800 apricot trees honor Silicon Valley's agricultural history.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

Although he donated over 3,000 acres to Los Angles, Griffith's life was marred by controversy.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.